Two LSU women’s basketball stars landed on a midseason watch list for a national award.
Aneesah Morrow and Flau’Jae Johnson are on the midseason watch list for the Wooden Award, given annually to the nation’s best college basketball player. They are two of 25 players named to the list.
Six of the watchlists’ names play in the SEC. Former Tiger guard Hailey Van Lith, who now plays for TCU, is also on the list in addition to UConn’s Paige Bueckers and USC’s JuJu Watkins.
Morrow leads the country with 16 double-doubles and 14 rebounds per game. She ranks sixth in the SEC with 18.1 points and 2.65 steals per game. The senior forward gets it done on both ends of the floor as LSU’s undisputed front-court leader.
Johnson continues to be a scoring threat from all over. She can drive to the hoop, knock down mid-range shots, or hit from three.
She leads the team and ranks fifth in the conference with 19.7 points per game while also pulling down 6.1 rebounds per game. The junior guard scored in double-figures for 27 straight games, dating back to last season, and she is the only SEC guard with multiple 20-point double-doubles this season.
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